Top 5 Players From France in NHL History Nathaniel Oliver | January 19, 2024 When André Peloffy suited up for the expansion 1974-75 Washington Capitals, he became the first player born in France to play in the National Hockey League. Originally selected by the…
Meet the New Kraken: Pierre-Édouard Bellemare Adam Kierszenblat | July 9, 2023 The Seattle Kraken continued to add some depth to their forward group, signing Pierre-Édouard Bellemare to a one-year deal worth $775,000. The 38-year-old had been with the Tampa Bay Lightning…
Rangers’ 2023 Free Agent Targets: Tampa Bay Lightning Matt Grazel | June 11, 2023 Welcome to The Hockey Writers’ 2023 Free Agent Target series for the New York Rangers. During it, we will be looking at a handful of free agents from NHL teams who the Rangers…
Lightning Stock Up, Stock Down: Stamkos, Power Play Unit & More Jim Bay | January 22, 2023 Welcome to this edition of the Tampa Bay Lightning’s Stock Up and Stock Down, a weekly column detailing the highs and lows of the team’s performance. It was a busy…
3 Lightning Who Need to Step Up in the Second Half Jim Bay | January 11, 2023 The Tampa Bay Lightning are heading into the second half of the season, firmly in third place, and primed for another deep run in the 2022-23 playoffs. However, if they…
Lightning Found Important Cap Savings With Bellemare Eugene Helfrick | August 21, 2022 At the start of the 2021 Free Agency period, Tampa Bay Lightning general manager Julien BriseBois made a number of moves to bring in low-cost depth to his roster. Two…
3 Players Lightning Fans Have Fallen in Love With This Season Eugene Helfrick | February 11, 2022 As the Tampa Bay Lightning look to win their third-straight Stanley Cup in 2022, the franchise has seen a number of new and familiar faces find their way onto their…
Flyers Won’t Get so Lucky in Next Expansion Draft Johnny Berman | December 20, 2021 *This was originally published in Dec. 2020 The Philadelphia Flyers caught somewhat of a break in the 2017 NHL Expansion Draft when the Vegas Golden Knights selected Pierre-Edouard Bellemare. No…
Getting to Know Lightning Forward Pierre-Edouard Bellemare Nathan Moser | September 30, 2021 The Tampa Bay Lightning did their best to sustain their now two-time Stanley Cup championship roster over the summer. It was not the easiest task for general manager Julien BriseBois,…
Lightning Have Good Options to Replace Their Third Line Andrew Mulville | July 29, 2021 To say that the Tampa Bay Lightning have had a busy offseason would be an understatement. On the opening night of the 2021-22 season, they will have a significantly different…
Takeaways From the Avalanche’s 4-3 Victory Over the Blues Avery McGrail | April 15, 2021 General Manager Joe Sakic bought the Colorado Avalanche a little goalie insurance at the trade deadline. On Wednesday night, that decision paid dividends. Devan Dubnyk made 31 saves in his…
3 Takeaways From the Avalanche’s 5-1 Win Over Coyotes Kerry Collins | March 23, 2021 Now that they’re away from home, the Colorado Avalanche are trading quantity for quality. After piling on an absurd number of shots during their homestand, Colorado managed to find the…